Hingham boards may choose new school committee member Tuesday

HINGHAM – A former Hingham School Committee member is among the five applicants for an appointment to the committee.

The selectmen and school committee are scheduled to interview the five candidates Tuesday night and consider appointing one of them to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Paul Gannon, who won a seat on the board of selectmen in the April town election.

“It’s a very diverse group,” Selectmen Chairwoman Irma Lauter said of the applicants. “I’m so happy we had five people willing to step up and serve. All of them seem very well qualified and willing to give their time.”

The five applicants are Caryl Falvey, who served two terms on the school committee before choosing not to see re-election last year; Dight Crain, who had been a member of the Natick School Committee; Christopher Andruszkiewicz; Andrew Ayer; and Aylene Calnan.

The new school committee member would be appointed in a joint vote of the three selectmen and the six remaining school committee members. The appointee would serve until next year’s town election.